Direct shipments from South America’s east coast are arriving through Port Everglades via a renewed service from CSAV/LIBRA’s Usatlan service – the second ocean shipping service to begin direct service between the port and Brazil.
CSAV/LIBRA’s Usatlan service includes shipping operators “K”Line, Hanjin, Yang Ming and Hamburg Süd, according to a press release from Port Everglades, while Bringer Lines, which also partners with “K” Line, began service in January.
Florida International Terminal, LLC provides stevedoring and cargo handling for both services at Port Everglades.
“This new service demonstrates our commitment to Port Everglades in our continuous efforts to provide quality service to our customers, while creating more jobs for the local community,” said Jose A. Diaz, vice-president and general manager for Florida International Terminal, LLC.
“North-South trade routes are especially important in today’s economic climate because there has been a softening in East-West trade,” added Port Everglades director Phillip C. Allen. “Port Everglades already captures more than a quarter of all the shipping trade coming into the southeastern United States from South America and these new services solidify our market share.”
CSAV/LIBRA’s new rotation on the Usatlan service operates on a weekly schedule, with a 42-day round trip using six vessels with nominal capacity of 2,500 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
The Usatlan rotation includes port calls in New York-New Jersey (Port Elizabeth), Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, Port Everglades, Port of Spain, Santos, Sao Francisco do Sul, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Port of Spain, and New York-New Jersey.
“Port Everglades has been marketing strongly in Brazil with Broward County Commissioners Diana Wasserman-Rubin and Josephus Eggelletion visiting shipping executives in the country on separate occasions,” explained Carlos Buqueras, Port Everglades director of business development. “We are continuing to encourage further trade in the Amazon region.”
